WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Congressional ethics

S. 3542, A bill to require full and complete public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3542 would require full and complete public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress....

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H.R. 6644, To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include information on the value of any personal residence and on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence in the annual financial disclosure reports required to be filed under such Act

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6644 would amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include information on the value of any personal residence and on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence in the annual financial disclosure reports required to be filed under such Act....

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H.R. 6105, The Fiscal Integrity through Transparency (FIT) Act of 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6105 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States....

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P.L. 110-164, To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3571 would amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and it would permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term....

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H.R. 4239, The Establishing the House Independent Commission on Standards Act

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4239 would establish a House ethics commission....

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H.R. 2822, The Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2822 would establish an Independent Ethics Commission within the House of Representatives composed of former Federal judges....

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H.R. 2544, The Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2544 would establish an Independent Ethics Commission within the House of Representatives composed of former Federal judges....

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H.R. 2494, To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase from 1 year to 2 years the post-employment restrictions of Members and elected officers of either House of Congress

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2494 would amend title 18, United States Code, to increase from 1 year to 2 years the post-employment restrictions of Members and elected officers of either House of Congress....

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H.R. 2316, The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.20

Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2316 would provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations....

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H.R. 2341, The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2341 would prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, and it would require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transaction....

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H.R. 1754, The House Ethics Commission Establishment Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1754 would establish the House Ethics Commission....

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H.R. 1375, The Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1375 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority....

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H.R. 1136, The Ethics Reform Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1136 would abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish an Independent Ethics Commission, and provide for the transfer of the duties and functions of the committee to the Commission....

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H.R. 689, The Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 689 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority....

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H.R. 633, To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and for other purposes

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 633 would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions....

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H.R. 476, To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 476 would amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress....

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H.R. 486, The Leadership PAC Reform Act of 2007

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 486 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to place restrictions on the disposition of funds by leadership PACs....

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H.R. 466, The Congressional Pension Accountability Act

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 466 would amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses....

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H.R. 422, To establish the Office of Public Integrity as an independent office within the legislative branch of the Government, to reduce the duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, and for other purposes

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 422 would establish the Office of Public Integrity as an independent office within the legislative branch of the Government and reduce the duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate....

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H.R. 348, The Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 348 would amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress convicted of any of certain felony offenses shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that individual's Member service....

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S. 230, The Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 230 would provide greater transparency in the legislative process....

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S. 196, The Congressional Pension Accountability Act

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 196 would amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses....

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P.L. 110-81, The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 1 would provide greater transparency in the legislative process....

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H.R. 14, The Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 14 would amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of any of certain offenses....

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H.R. 97, The Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 97 would amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to reform the ethics process....

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